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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Year's War (1754-1758), was a conflict among France and Britain. Conflicting on whether France should be expanding near the Ohio River valley. George Washington declared war on France in 1754 and with the help of the allied American Indians, the French won, defeating George Washington. However, with a new leader in charge, William Pitt, he noticed that the separation between the colonies was the key the war success.... -
French and Indian War cont.
He heavily borrowed finances for war, paying Prussia to help fight, went to the colonies and raised troops in North America. His efforts succeeded, leading to the British victory on July 1758 at Louisbourg, near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence river. From then on, they continued to capture French settlements, until they were finally seized. Concluding a win for the British. -
Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian war, the British King George III issued a proclamation in 1763 stating didn't allow and colonies to settle anywhere west of the Appalachian Mountains. In doing so, he hopes it would soothe and pacify the Native Americans that has gone against him during the war. -
Sugar Act
Since Parliament owed so much money because of war debt, they tried to get money back by taxing the colonists on sugar. They put a taz on molasses by the gallon which was unfair. -
The Stamp Act
Another act that was imposed was the Stamp Act, used to collect money from colonists. It taxed papers, legal documents, newspapers, playing cards and publications. The Stamp Act was voted unfair by the colonists. -
Quartering Act
Issued March 24, 1765, the British Parliament stated that colonists would now have to house and begin to take care of the British soldiers even though it was the Parliament's job. The British solders stayed in Boston until Washington and the Continental army drove them out in 1776. -
Townshed Acts
Established in 1767, named after the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, Charles Townshend, the first of the Townshend`s acts were to create a plan that established new duties on lead, paint, glass and paper and tea that were imported. -
Boston Massacre
Also known as the Incident on King's street, the Boston Massacre was an event when when the British Army was involved in the killing of 5 people while defending themselves from a mob. The British were at town since 1768, following the very negative reactions over the recently made Townshend Acts that increased and created new taxes on goods in the American Colonies. Since the colonists were so angry at the government and the soldiers they began throwing garbage, snowballs and... -
Boston Massacre Cont.
and chinks of ice. Irritating the soldiers they began to fire which ended in the result of the deaths of 5 American colonists. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act's main purpose was not to raise money for the British Parliament, but it was to help save the plummeting East India Company from going completely bankrupt. -
Boston Tea Party
Leading the strong negative reactions over the new taxes imposed by the British Empire such as the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, a political group, called the Sons of Liberty, destroyed a full shipment of tea sent by the East India Company, on December 16, 1773. The response of the British Empire over the act quickly escalated, leading to the American Revolution. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the main response of the British Empire following the destruction of an entire shipment of tea by revolted American Colonists during the Boston Tea party. The measures were very unpopular among the american colonists who saw their freedoms being taken away by the new rules. The harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 functioned as a punishment for Boston’s revolt and they were... -
The Intolerable Acts Cont...
1) the Boston Port Act; closing the city’s harbor; 2) Massachusetts Government Act; changed the local administration of the colony of the same name; 3) Administration of Justice Act; allowed the governor to move capital trials against officials to England; 4) Quartering Act; stated colonies had to provide barracks for British soldiers; 5) Quebec Act; expanded the British Canadian territory into the Ohio Valley. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first confronts between the British troops and American colonists being part of the American Revolutionary War. At April 19, 1775, the event is known as the outbreak of hostilities between the thirteen colonies in America and the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
Works Cited
History.com Staff. “American Revolution Events .” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-events The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Intolerable Acts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 6 July 2017, www.britannica.com/event/Intolerable-Acts.
